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Bill Clinton,
aka 'President
of the World'

TV SPECIALS

Feb 21, 2011 6:35 PM CST

Bill Clinton, aka 'President of the World'

Chris Matthews' glowing TV special focuses on years since office

(Newser) - To most of us, he's "the former president," "Bill Clinton," or maybe "Bubba." But to Chris Matthews on this Presidents' Day, Clinton is President of the World, the name of his much ballyhooed, frenetic TV special airing tonight at 10pm. Taking a look at...

Keith Olbermann
Moving to Current TV

UPDATED

Feb 8, 2011 11:05 AM CST

Keith Olbermann Moving to Current TV

Former Countdown host announces his next move

(Newser) - It's official: Keith Olbermann is headed to Current TV. The announcement on the Current TV website calls the former MSNBC host a "great provocateur" and says he'll bring his "slashing wit, analytical eye, and distinctive commentary" to a nightly primetime news and commentary show. Olbermann will also be...

For Best Egypt
Coverage in
US, Stick
to CNN

TV review

Feb 5, 2011 11:14 AM CST

For Best Egypt Coverage in US, Stick to CNN

MSNBC, Fox resort to left-right political screamfests

(Newser) - For American TV viewers looking to keep tabs on Egypt, there's really no contest, writes Allesandra Stanley in the New York Times : Keep it on CNN. Rivals MSNBC and Fox are giving lots of air time to the subject, but their coverage tends to degenerate into predictable left-right battle lines....

Why Alec Baldwin Must
Replace Olbermann

Jan 26, 2011 5:41 PM CST

Why Alec Baldwin Must Replace Olbermann

NBC says it ain't so, but he'd be a perfect 'crazy' fit

(Newser) - NBC snuffed out rumors that Alec Baldwin might replace Keith Olbermann at MSNBC, reports the Daily News . "Entertaining report, but untrue," says a network spokesman. Which is a shame, writes Mary Elizabeth Williams at Salon . "Like Olbermann, Baldwin has a magnetic television presence, a flair for getting...

MSNBC's New Keith Olbermann: Alec Baldwin?

The New
Olbermann:
Alec Baldwin?

Jan 26, 2011 7:00 AM CST

The New Olbermann: Alec Baldwin?

He's MSNBC's No. 1 choice, says a source

(Newser) - With Keith Olbermann’s departure, MSNBC needs a new high-profile host—and its top choice is none other than … Alec Baldwin. Sure, he currently has a gig on 30 Rock, but that just makes him an even better fit: "He's already part of the NBC family, has a...

Hey, Righties, We're Gonna Miss Olbermann

OPINION

Jan 25, 2011 11:44 AM CST

Hey, Righties, We're Gonna Miss Olbermann

A former 'Worst Person' says we don't need polite political debates

(Newser) - Keith Olbermann once included Bret Stephens on one of his “Worst Person in the World” lists, so you’d think the conservative columnist would be dancing on his talk show's grave. But he’s not, mostly because he doesn’t buy into the post-Arizona claptrap about civil discourse....

Keith Olbermann
Returns—on Twitter

Jan 25, 2011 6:47 AM CST

Keith Olbermann Returns—on Twitter

Glenn Beck calls him 'biggest pain in the ass in the world'

(Newser) - Keith Olbermann is off TV, thanks to his $7 million buyout, but he can still make all the noise he wants online. "Citizens Of The Free World: Greetings!" he tweeted yesterday. "My humble thanks to all Friends of Keith for the many kind words. The reports of...

Keith Olbermann's Exit Deal:
$7M, No TV for Months

Jan 24, 2011 7:56 AM CST

Keith Olbermann's Exit Deal: $7M, No TV for Months

And his next project might just involve Aaron Sorkin

(Newser) - Details of Keith Olbermann’s abrupt exit from MSNBC—as well as what’s in store for him now—are trickling out. The latest:

Olbermann’s exit package was “well in excess” of $7 million, sources tell TMZ . The deal includes a clause that benches Olbermann for a while—

...

Comcast: We Didn't
Force Out Olbermann

Jan 22, 2011 9:18 AM CST

Comcast: We Didn't Force Out Olbermann

Cable giant's pending takeover of NBC sets off speculation

(Newser) - Neither side is talking about Keith Olbermann's surprise departure from MSNBC, but the gist from a slew of reports (based on anonymous insiders) is that the host's long-strained relations with management simply never recovered from his suspension over political donations. (See Politico and the Wall Street Journal for more.)...

Olbermann
Leaves MSNBC,
Ends Countdown

Jan 21, 2011 8:41 PM CST

Olbermann Leaves MSNBC, Ends Countdown

Jan. 21 marks the last edition of his show

(Newser) - MSNBC host Keith Olbermann announced today that he is leaving the network and has taped his last Countdown show. MSNBC issued a statement that it had ended its contract with the controversial host, with no further explanation. Olbermann, who hosted the network's top-rated show, gave no explanation as to...

Parker Spitzer to Lose
Kathleen Parker?

Jan 10, 2011 6:48 AM CST

Parker Spitzer to Lose Kathleen Parker?

Show's ratings haven't improved since debut

(Newser) - CNN may replace Kathleen Parker on its Parker Spitzer show, which has posted weak numbers against competitors, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . CNN lost a third of its evening viewers last year, and the 8pm show has struggled to grow its audience in the three months since its launch....

Ann Coulter:
MSNBC Host Is 'Retarded'

Jan 6, 2011 1:18 PM CST

Ann Coulter: MSNBC Host Is 'Retarded'

Dilemma for Sarah Palin?

(Newser) - Is it time for "mama grizzly" Sarah Palin to maul yet another user of her hated R-bomb? This time it was conservative pundit Ann Coulter in a tweet: "Great video: head of GOProud interviewed by retarded person on MSNBC." That "retarded person" is MSNBC host Cenk...

Olbermann's 'Worst
Person:' Back So Soon?

Nov 18, 2010 8:12 AM CST

Olbermann's 'Worst Person:' Back So Soon?

Segment, suspended in the name of sanity, returns

(Newser) - Well, that didn't take long: Not even three weeks after suspending his Worst Person in the World segment in the wake of Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity, Keith Olbermann brought it back. Olbermann announced the segment's return Tuesday, noting that 73% of polled viewers wanted it restored, according to...

Sen. Rockefeller: Fox, MSNBC Should 'Go Away'

Nov 18, 2010 6:12 AM CST

Sen. Rockefeller: Fox, MSNBC Should 'Go Away'

Senator wishes FCC could kill cable news

(Newser) - Sen. Jay Rockefeller apparently isn’t a fan of cable news. In a hearing on television retransmission consent yesterday, Rockefeller went off-topic to rail against the “endless barking” of a news media that “has all but surrendered to the forces of entertainment.” Then he went off-script to...

'Narcissist' Olbermann
vs. MSNBC: Inside Their War

Nov 15, 2010 12:59 PM CST

'Narcissist' Olbermann vs. MSNBC: Inside Their War

He has almost no allies left, and some predict he'll walk

(Newser) - Keith Olbermann's battle with MSNBC is far from over, despite the fact that the network returned him to the air just days after suspending him for making undisclosed political donations . In the Daily Beast , Howard Kurtz takes us inside the tense relations between Olbermann and MSNBC, which have spilled over...

Ted Koppel Bemoans
'Death of Real News'

OPINION

Nov 12, 2010 5:21 PM CST

Ted Koppel Bemoans 'Death of Real News'

He doesn't like the opinion factories of Olbermann, O'Reilly

(Newser) - Ted Koppel thinks the Keith Olbermann suspension was nearly quaint, a throwback to the good old days when networks cared about "unbiased news." In an op-ed for Sunday's Washington Post , he laments the rise of opinions over facts. "The commercial success of both MSNBC and Fox News...

Olbermann:
I Should Have
Done This
Years Ago!

Nov 10, 2010 6:00 AM CST

Olbermann: I Should Have Done This Years Ago!

Countdown host returns from MSNBC suspension

(Newser) - It might have gotten him onto the "front page of the New York Times without being dead or in jail or Charlie Sheen or something" but his suspension was no stunt, Keith Olbermann said on his return to MSNBC last night. "Of course," the Countdown host added,...

Olbermann
Apologizes to
Viewers, Slams
MSNBC

Nov 9, 2010 3:58 AM CST

Olbermann Apologizes to Viewers, Slams MSNBC

Host bashes network's 'inconsistently applied' policy

(Newser) - Keith Olbermann has apologized to his viewers for the "unnecessary drama" created by his suspension from MSNBC . In an open letter, the Countdown host said his fans and their "ground-rattling support" are responsible for his scheduled return to the air tonight, the New York Times reports. No olive...

Keith's 'No
Journalist'—
Let Him Donate

Meghan McCain

Nov 8, 2010 11:22 AM CST

Keith's 'No Journalist'— Let Him Donate

Trouble is 'thin line' between journalism, commentary: Meghan McCain

(Newser) - Keith Olbermann shouldn’t have been taken to task for donating to Democrats because he’s not a journalist—he’s a commentator, argues Meghan McCain in the Daily Beast . But the kerfuffle spotlights a key issue as the lines between entertainment, journalism, and commentary blur: News outlets need to...

Olbermann to MSNBC:
I Want an Apology

Nov 8, 2010 7:47 AM CST

Olbermann to MSNBC: I Want an Apology

'Keith sees himself as the star,' says an insider

(Newser) - As Keith Olbermann prepares to return to MSNBC tomorrow, it’s the network, not the host, that’s reportedly apologizing. Olbermann “insisted that MSNBC bosses apologize to him before he would agree to return,” a network insider tells PopEater . “Keith sees himself as the star of MSNBC,...